Read more.Mini, micro, standard ATX? Or something more exotic?
Read more.Mini, micro, standard ATX? Or something more exotic?
Depends on what machine I'm buying it for......
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ATX or extended ATX
mini ITX for sure.
Next build for me will be full ATX, using the very long awaited X99 chipset.
Mitx for the win
Probably itx, matx a possibility though.
Micro ATX at the moment, tempted to go with mini ITX next time. The main reason to go smaller is to get an even smaller case, and that's what might put the stop on this plan. If I can't achieve quiet, efficient cooling in a tiny box, there'd be no point in going lower. If the fans have to go nuts on full speed just to keep temperatures down, it's not worth it for me. I expect everything will be different by the time I feel like changing my hardware.
Last edited by Otherhand; 25-07-2014 at 10:55 PM.
mATX for PC and ITX for media centre.
Having seen my son's Micro ATX based PC shut down because there is not enough airflow to the primary graphics card (on a mesh sided case with a fan blowing straight at it), it will have to be ATX. That way I can add a second graphics card or more memory when I can afford it without worrying about the thickness of the graphics card heat sink or having to sell on a pair of RAM sticks to buy bigger.
ATX or extended ATX.
ATX. Maybe mATX if i needed something a little smaller but that would be as far as id go. mITX just wouldn't cut it for me.
Always ATX or E-ATX I need the slots.
ATX. Last two builds were mATX and i want something different. No other reason.
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